Summary of Paris Saint-Germain's 2:1 loss to Marseille in the French Cup (Flyer)
Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier reassured the fans of the French champions today (Friday), when he assured that Lionel Messi will play next Tuesday against Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
As a reminder, last night it was reported that the star, who was injured in the 2:1 loss to Marseille in the cup, is in doubt for the important game.
"He suffered from a muscle strain, but the doubts can be removed," Galtier said at a press conference ahead of the match against Monaco tomorrow.
"Messi is the one who controls the tempo of the game in our team and has always been a decisive player. In his absence, we will have to find another solution, there is no doubt that it is a great loss to go to Monaco without him. Against Bayern, he will be at our disposal," declared the coach.
In addition, Paris Saint-Germain officially announced that Messi will rest for the next 48 hours and is scheduled to return to training on Monday.
You can relax.
Lionel Messi (Photo: GettyImages, Xavier Laine)
Regarding Kylian Mbappe, the coach said that the striker is "recovering", this after yesterday it was reported in "Le Parisien" that Mbappe is making every possible effort in order not to miss the game against Bayern, and perhaps to start him from the bench, even though Paris Saint-Germain ruled out the possibility of this when they announced Last week he was out for three weeks.
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